I like this one..I know it has errors - such as the eyes are too far apart but I still like the picture...it has come out quite well in my mind...I'm still very simplistic though....so much I can't do yet....but maybe one day - in another few years I'll produce something that looks like real artist work...but it's nice anyway.

But I must say I liked the "Tuesday morning", "My Dad", "My neighbour and friend who lives over the road" and "..from a photo reference of a cosplayer I found online", etc.

I see progress too and it's always good to learn techniques. But it's good to see you do not loose abiltiy to caputureunique impressions/expressions for those are *the* essentials.

I mean, I can do near photographic paintings(well nearly for I'm a bit colorblind), but that doesn't mean a thing without authenticity and the ability of capturing the essentials of moments/impressions. Those are way more important, for over time anyone can learn techniques.

Most great artist have very good techinques, but eventually toss that overboard in favour for a minimalistic approach and adopt a certain vagueness, just as great poets and songwriters. They take you somewhere, tell you a bit of a story and put your imagination at work to fill in the blanks so that everyone feels it apeals to them personally.

I think this is what you have already naturally, which I really, really like.

You capture the features of the girls that would make one fall in love with very well and in turn it makes a person curious about the girl and feel the same as the artist. Same goes for how you captured the essence of other personalities, it's like you've captured their soul. - Great stuff.

I've a figurative pic of a painting I did years ago, which I could post, but not sure if allowed for shows a 'boob'. Facebook probably wouldn't.. lolThen again it's art and I doubt the Louvre would black bar it's paintings and statues, nor do they reject children from entering. plus I do not consider it to be erotica as it's about curves and beauty and is not picture-perfect as in a photograph.

Nevertheless if you object Qube, as it's your board and your house rules which I do not want to disrespect, then please let me know and I'll take it down.

Anyway, here goes.It's called "Man in a rocking chair with a book." , as one time my dad, his girlfriend and her 7 year old son came to visit and when they asked him what he saw in it, *that* was his answer, much to our amusement as you can imagine. It's bit hard to see due to reflection, but is in dark black with blue, silvery and whitish oil paint.